Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-06
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
a Powder-Horn and Old Tea-Pot
That Served General Putnam.

a POuder-Horn and an Old Tea-Pot
That Served General Putnam-
A relic Cf old worcestershire ware
blue and pearl-white teapot that
has survived tie accidents and incidents
OF more than two centuries and has
figured in many historical episodes
has lately been rescued from the OBJ
security of one of those sunken cup
boards so common in New England
houses built = hundred years ego or
more. The old teapot is now in the
possession o. Dr.. Francis Gerry Fair
field. Of No. p Stuyvesant street. hav-
ing descend u t. that gentleman from
his great-erandfather, who par
tc;pated in the var of 1856, commonly
styled the var Of Queen Anne.
The original owner of the relic was
Samuel Elii5ho-pe, who settled as q
young man or the southern Hmit Of the
grant to Sir William Brattle. after
whom BrattIeb0r9ugh. Vt. is name-i.
The teapot i the last survival of the
table-set given 70 Mr.. EIlithorpe.
whose maiden name was Marsh. on the
celebration Of the nuptials OF the adj
ventGrous Young squire, whose deed
from Bratc-a IS still in existance. and
comprised the larger part Of the -four
ishing town Of Stafford. Conn The
ancient residence OF the first Squire
Ellithorpe occupied the summit of what
is believed to be the highest elevation
OF the Connesticut. Il was 4 low. large,
rambling oRe-story building, in the
style of Elizabeth. and was bulls about
the year IfSo. Here the first squire
lived and died; 5us his second successor
in 1864 erected : new structure Of more
imposing height on sheltered shelf Of
the hill, some five or six furlongs east.
and opened sort If inn for the accom-
mediation Of travelers-a procedure
very popular in those times This rep
resentative of the race, which is now
extinct so far rs legitimate issue i con-
cerned. married Miss Amy johnson.
daughter Of one of the most celebrated
Indian fighters Of his dav. Moses John
son. whose exploits are still preserved
in local tradition. This third Squire
EIlithorpe, who rejoiced in the Scriptural
appellation of Samuel, was . young and
ambitious man when the war of the
Revolution commenced and the musket-
shot that signaIed the birth of great
n.tion was fired at Lexington one raw
April morning. No sooner had tidings
OF the scrimmage journeyed into Con-
necticut that Israel Putnam dropped his
plow-handle and his springs work and
set out TO join the patriot forces. On
the way he stopped for the night
at Samuel ElIithorpe's inn III
Stafford. and il was this same
old bIue-and-waite teapot that served
OFT the beverage on that mo
meatous occasion. With him went
Samuel EIlithorpe. leaving the care ot
things TO his young wife, Amy; also hi~
brother-iu-law, Captain Nathan WASH
burn. who married Honor EIl;thorpe.
one OF the courtliest danes of New En- |
gland society in those days. Both were !
among the famous hundred Connecticut
men who responded 70 Putnam : invita- |
ton 10 follow him to the field of Bunker |
Hill, and though in the thiGkest of the |
melee. and within few feet OF Genera, |
Joseph Warren when he fell. neither |
was injured.
And this may furnish the preface. BY
way OF DEPRESSION, 70 the description Of
another and more remarkable relic o.
the siege Of Boston. This consists in an